Friendships are a source of stimulation, pleasure, and support. Making friends later in life is important. The FRIEND consortium, with European partners is therefor developping a Toolkit to foster Friendships in Later Life. With theory and various exercises. This project is a follow-up of the Online Friendship Course developed by Tamara Bouwman (Vrije Universiteit) and the Friendship Enrichment Program developed by […]
Expert interview: Nan Stevens
Friendships are a source of stimulation, pleasure, and support. Making friends later in life is important. The FRIEND consortium, with European partners is therefor developping a Toolkit to foster Friendships in Later Life. With theory and various exercises. This project is a follow-up of the Online Friendship Course developed by Tamara Bouwman (Vrije Universiteit) and the Friendship Enrichment Program developed by […]
Friend Project: our first newsletter is out!
Launch of the FRIEND Project: promoting friendships for the wellbeing of people over 65 We are pleased to announce the launch of the European FRIEND project, funded by the Erasmus+programme. The project involves a partnership comprising the Netherlands, Italy, Spain,Portugal, and Poland. Objectives of the Project The FRIEND project aims to develop an experiential training programme designed to enhance the social skills of olderadults in order to prevent and/or reduce the risk of social isolation and loneliness. By promoting social inclusion and the participation of people over 65, the project […]
The Netherlands: Focus Group
For project FRIEND we sat down with elderly people and professionals. We talked about Friendship at Carehome Aafje in Ridderkerk The Netherlands. We learned a lot about the barriers to making friends later in life. We discussed: where do you find friends later in life? How do you approach it? What are qualities of a […]
Kick off meeting: partners gathered in The Netherlands
Friendships are a source of stimulation, pleasure, and support. Making friends later in life is important. The FRIEND consortium, with partners from all over Europe with different areas of expertise, is working together to develop a Toolkit to foster Friendships in Later Life. This week all partners gathered in The Netherlands at Leyden Academy on Vitality […]
